No. 4,388 in Swedish
tjugotal
"Tjugotal" means "the twenties," referring to the years 20–29 in a century or a quantity in the range of twenty.
In a sentence
Under tjugotalet började tekniken utvecklas snabbt.
During the twenties, technology began to advance rapidly.
In this sentence, 'tjugotalet' refers to the decade from 1920 to 1929, highlighting its use in historical contexts to describe that time period.
Jag läste tjugotal böcker förra året.
I read around twenty books last year.
Here, 'tjugotal' is used to approximate a count, meaning 'about twenty'. It conveys an estimation.
Teaterföreställningen lockade ett tjugotal besökare.
The theater performance attracted about twenty visitors.
In this example, 'ett tjugotal' specifies a loose count of the number of attendees, again signifying an approximate quantity.
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